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- Date
- 1927 – 1931
- Material
- metal; glass; leather; paper;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0222 a-l
- Description
- A Ciné-Kodak Model B 16mm film camera with a case, filters, lens, and instructional papers. a) The brown leather carrying case for the camera and equipment. It is rectangular in shape and simple in design, with a leather handle attached via metal clasps and a brown metal clasp to lock the case clos…
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- Title
- Movie Camera
- Date
- 1927 – 1931
- Material
- metal; glass; leather; paper;
- Dimensions
- 16.1 x 27.1 x 14.8 cm
- Description
- A Ciné-Kodak Model B 16mm film camera with a case, filters, lens, and instructional papers. a) The brown leather carrying case for the camera and equipment. It is rectangular in shape and simple in design, with a leather handle attached via metal clasps and a brown metal clasp to lock the case closed. The interior of the case features a golden coloured velvet lining and multiple different shaped compartments for the camera and equipment. Stitched in the bottom is the label with most of the text worn over the years. b) A brown leather and silver metal hand-held Ciné-Kodak Model B 16mm film camera with a leather handle, a longer leather strap and two view finders on the top. A hand crank and trigger on the right had side, lens and instruction plate on the front, and a metal switch on the left hand side that allows the panel to come off in order to access the film reels. This camera is outfitted with a Kodak Anastigmat 25mm f1.9 lens. There is a reel of film in the camera. 12.5 x 6.9 x 21.4 cmc) A set of Ciné-Kodak filters/lens in a black leather case with gilded gold text. The text on the lid of the case reads “CINE-KODAK FILTER OUTFIT” “FOR F-1-9” “CINE-KODAK MODELS B&BB” “MADE IN U.S.A. BY” “EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY” “ROCHESTER, N.Y.” “TRADE MARKS REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.” “PAT. NO. 1,685,600”. Inside the case are two filters, two lens, and a miscellaneous Kodachrome Haze Filter. The filters/lens are set within a case with designated spots for each. The top left filter features a yellow ring around the lens with a rectangular shape, it is labeled “COLOR FILTER”. The top right filter features a filter with a lens that features red, green, and blue equal stripes, it is labeled “KODACOLOR FILTER”. The bottom two lens are simpler looking and are etched with their labels, left “N.D. FILTER. NO. 1 MADE IN U.S.A. E.K.CO.” and right “N.D.FILTER NO.2 MADE IN U.S.A. E.K.CO.” The Kodachrome Haze Filter is set within the right N.D. filter. 2.7 x 9.7 x 8.1 cmd) A miscellaneous lens that appears to be too big for the camera in the case. Etched on the side of the lens EKCO. There is a slit in the metal of the frame of the lens. 1.1 x 3.3 x 3.3 cme) A magnifying lens filter(?). It has a long barrel with the top wider, both ends feature a lens, and on the top it is etched “S.L. CO. 6X”. 3.0 x 2.8 x 2.8 cmf - l) Various pieces of instructional paper for the camera and film.f) A pamphlet of lens cleaning paper with lots of text and inside the pamphlet with tissue-like papers. The text on the front reads “LENS CLEANING PAPER” “A soft, lintless paper specially prepared for cleaning lenses, filters, and other highly polished glass surfaces.” “Prepared for EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY ROCHESTER, N.Y., U.S.A.” On the top of the front in handwriting text reads “Keno Balla Banff Alto 1930” 6.9 x 9.8 cmg) A card with an exposure guide and important information for the Ciné-Kodak Model B with f.1.9 lens. Lots of text on both sides. 7.6 x 12.7 cm h) A very small guide for exposure for Kodachrome film. 3.8 x 2.7 cm i) A folded magazine-type paper with instructions for Ciné-Kodak Super-X Panchromatic Film. 9.0 x 15.2 cmj) A small red folder with white text that reads, “10 C (cents) EMULSION WESTON RATINGS FILM RATINGS”. Inside the folder is a booklet with film rating for many different types and brands of film. 8.4 x 7.3 cm k) A small card with only one side of text about fixed focus abilities of the camera in red text. 5.1 x 7.5 cml) An envelope with a thin, tightly coiled spring. The envelope has lots of handwriting along the front (mostly numbers) and text on the front reads “Extra Belt Cine Kodak “B” (All Lenses)”. 12.9 x 7.8 cm
- Subject
- film
- film camera
- 16mm film
- Kodak
- Credit
- Gift of Dan MacDonald, Calgary, 1993
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0222 a-l
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